Reinstall all fonts used in your document from the original disks, both
on your Mac or PC and your RIP.
Invalidaccess errors with Linotype RIPs
Invalidaccess Postscript errors, offending command "findfont" are a known
problem with Linotype PostScript level 2 RIPs when printing from FreeHand
7. Reinstall all fonts on the harddisk of the RIP to solve the problem.
Syntaxerror when downloading fonts using AgfaSet
Early versions of AgfaSet 4.2 caused a Postscript error syntaxerror,
offending command findfont on a RIP if it was used to download .pfb fonts
to the RIP. The problem with corrupting fonts on the RIP was solved in
later versions of AgfaSet 4.2.
Findfont errors in files created using the TinyDict files
The digital gremlins got at one of the TinyDict html files. Users getting
a 'findfont' error should make sure that section 43 starts with:
% 43. DEFAULT TYPEFACES:
% PC users should substitute o/s fontnames: Stone, Arial, etc.
/F {findfont exch scalefont setfont} def
/rom { /Times-Roman F } def
% etc....
Acrobat Distiller "invalidfont" offending command "findfont"
error
Acrobat Distiller 3.0x or earlier can generate a PostScript error, "invalidfont",
offending command: "findfont". The error message usually points to
a problem with one of the base 14 fonts used by Distiller. For a detailed
overview of this error, you should consult the Adobe database.
There are several solutions for this kind of problem:
- Make sure the folder or directory containing the required basic Distiller
fonts appears in Distiller's Font Locations dialog box.
- For the Windows version of Acrobat Distiller 2.1, the size of the
Acrodist.ini file has to be smaller than 64K. Delete unused font entries
in this file if necessary.
- Reinstall Distiller 3.x for Macintosh. This will also reinstall all
its fonts. You should also reinstall the fonts in the system folder.
Acrobat Distiller "limitcheck" offending command "findfont"
error
The Unix version of Acrobat Distiller 3.0x can generate the above error.
Check the Adobe website for a work-around which involves editing a configuration
file using Vi or so. A too obscure error for my taste. | 
